On 10/09/08 02:02, John Beck wrote: > Jim> ... You can reactivate your Membership up to 14 days after a > Jim> community wide election is announced. > > Jim> ... The OGB shall provide notice to the community not less than > Jim> ten days or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting... > > High-level: I think having 14 days for the one and 10 days for the other > is bad; those two values should match. Later text (7 days for nominations > and 7 days for public view) suggests that 14 is the better choice. >
These days confuse me, to be honest. :) We'll have to talk about it on the next call. > Jim> ... OGB members can serve for three consecutive terms. > > Wording nit: s/for three/for up to three/ > > > Jim> In the event that there are no further candidates from the prior > Jim> election, or if the vacancy is due to the removal of an OGB member, > Jim> the vacancy shall not be filled until the next OGB election. > > High-level: why would the vacancy not be filled if due to removal? There > may be a case for this position, but it is not obvious to me. > Not sure. That's what's in the current Constitution. I actually changed it in my draft so we can discuss it. > Jim> This Constitution may be updated or repealed by an affirmative vote of > Jim> a majority of the Members during annual meetings > > High-level: only during annual meetings? I would think a special election > would also suffice. > Agree. Changed to both. > Jim> If the OGB is reduced in membership below the minimum of three members, > Jim> Sun Microsystems shall appoint a new board. > > High-level: why appointment via Sun rather than a new election? Again, I'm > not saying this is right or wrong, just curious as to the rationale. > Changed to state that Sun appoints a new board if the OGB falls below 3 members and then normal operations continue. That's basically what the current Constitution says. My initial edit was incorrect. I didn't intend to change meaning here. Jim -- http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/
